Let's say that today, 2014, there is a person who is a sportsman who does not handload and he wants a good completely reliable hangun that he can practice with once in a while. He wants to carry it with him on hunting, fishing and camping trips for personal protection from everything from poisonous reptiles to rabid raccoons and predatory humans. He may hunt for small game or, if needed for survival, larger game. He does not want something complicated that requires lots of training and maintenance to ensure reliability. He will keep it as a home defense gun as well.

Perhaps some of us have known such people?

What would we reccomend? Whatever it is, if we are considering it seriously then it is certainly NOT obsolete.